Thunder vs. Trail Blazers Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Portland Trail Blazers, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been present in the NBA Playoffs 34 times in 59 seasons while the Portland Trail Blazers did it 37 times in their 56 seasons. Between the two they total 3 of the 79 NBA championships (3.8%).
They have faced each other in 5 playoff series, 2 of them won by the Thunder and 3 by the Trail Blazers.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Thunder and the Trail Blazers advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 34 (58.6%) | 37 (67.3%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 24 (41.4%) | 18 (32.7%) |
| NBA Titles: | 2  | 1 |
| Finals Lost: | 3 | 2 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) | 119 wins 155 losses (.434) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 59 1967-68 to present | 56 1970-71 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Total Series | 5 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 2 1978, 1980 |
3 1983, 1991, 2019 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 |  NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2024 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2023 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ |
| 2022 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2021 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| 2019 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
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| 2018 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2017 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2016 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2015 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2014 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2012 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ | |||
| 2011 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2010 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2009 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2008 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2007 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2006 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2005 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2004 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2003 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2002 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2001 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2000 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| 1999 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 1998 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1997 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1996 | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1995 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1994 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1992 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| 1991 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
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| 1990 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| 1989 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1988 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1987 | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1986 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1985 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 1984 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1983 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 1982 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1981 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1980 | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
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| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| 1979 | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1978 | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 1977 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | NBA Champions | |||
| 1976 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1975 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1974 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1973 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1972 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1971 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1970 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | - | |||
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1969 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | - |
| 1968 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | - |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |